Awesome Question!!
My Two Cents:
1 ~ The Salary Cap imposes Relentless Roster Churn upon us all.
2 ~ That means that we've got a very narrow Window of Time within which to develop our Talent.
3 ~ As such, I believe it behooves us to leverage our Talent as efficiently as possible.
4 ~ Yet at the same time, the Modern Era demands an Amorphous Defense.
5 ~ In English ~ for those joining in ~ that means Drafting & Developing an highly Talented, Highly
Trained Defense with the Capacity to play highly effectively on all 3 Downs ~ without Substitutions.
6 ~ As I see it, we need to focus our Resources on a Defense that can indeed effectively play all 3 Downs, but is not so spread out in its myriad capabilities ~ as I'm afraid we've become, these last few Years ~ that we are Jacks of All Trades & Masters of None. Flexible But Focused, I say!!
7 ~ The SeaHawks have dramatically illustrated that a
focused approach always works best.
8~ Putting all that together, I recommend going one of three possible ways:
9 ~
Forge a Defensive Roster built around the 434 with lots of Speed at the 2nd Level.
10 ~ Or forge a Defensive Roster built around the
344...
with lots of Speed at the 2nd Level!!
11 ~
Or just Take The Next Step and build a 425 Base...one that can switch to a 245 instantly.
12 ~ Any of the 3 could produce
amazing Success
, if we focus on one!!